Multiple players from Alabama's 2009 BCS http://www.packersprosale.com/jamaal-williams-jersey-c-1_42.html National Championship team might have been paid for autographs during December of 2009, prior to the National Championship Game against Texas.
In a recent Sports Illustrated story by Luke Winn titled "Operation Stolen Base", former Crimson Tide players Marquis Johnson and Terrence Cody are among a group of players named who allegedly received cash for signing Alabama memorabilia.
In the story, Winn writes about the connection between Cliff Panezich and Adam Bollinger, who sold signed sports memorabilia, and how they spent time around the 2009 Alabama team during the school's winter break.
Cody, Johnson and McElroy would go on to http://www.49ersprosale.com/reuben-foster-jersey-c-1_58.html play in the NFL after leaving Alabama.
The 2009 Crimson Tide were the first Alabama team to win a national title since 1992. It was also the third season of Nick Saban's tenure at Alabama.
You can read the full story by Winn here.